Comments on: Letter from the Provost concerning restructuring http://siftingandwinnowing.org/2009/11/11/letter-from-the-provost-concerning-restructuring/ An independent news and opinion page for the UW-Madison community Sat, 05 May 2012 01:56:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Heather Daniels http://siftingandwinnowing.org/2009/11/11/letter-from-the-provost-concerning-restructuring/comment-page-1/#comment-2938 Heather Daniels Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:50:14 +0000 http://siftingandwinnowing.org/?p=361#comment-2938 As chair of ASEC, I can confirm that Provost DeLuca did say something about a December 1 deadline during his interview with the Ad Hoc Committee. I sent a follow up e-mail to the Provost reminding him that their report would be due by the end of the calendar year. He readily agreed that the report is due by the end of the calendar year. I hope this clears up any rumors out there. Thank you As chair of ASEC, I can confirm that Provost DeLuca did say something about a December 1 deadline during his interview with the Ad Hoc Committee. I sent a follow up e-mail to the Provost reminding him that their report would be due by the end of the calendar year. He readily agreed that the report is due by the end of the calendar year. I hope this clears up any rumors out there.

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]]> By: N. C. http://siftingandwinnowing.org/2009/11/11/letter-from-the-provost-concerning-restructuring/comment-page-1/#comment-2937 N. C. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:01:04 +0000 http://siftingandwinnowing.org/?p=361#comment-2937 Per members of campus Academic Staff governance committees, it seems that the two Ad-hoc groups studying the issue (University Committee, and the Academic Staff Executive Committee, or ASEC) are receiving different treatment from the Provost. ASEC committee members were told this week by Provost DeLuca that they will NOT have the same December 31 deadline as the UC to report on their findings. Contrary to what has been said publicly, he has shortened their deadline to December 1st. Why? It would be helpful for the campus public to have an answer to this question, because in the absence of a logical explanation it appears to Academic Staff on campus that there is a double standard in the treatment of the Faculty and the Academic Staff. Furthermore, this decision (if true) undermines the public message sent out today by the Provost to all campus where he stresses the importance and value of feedback from the ad-hoc committees and other other campus stakeholders. It raises doubts that the public message and the stated intent to "seriously engage the university community in this conversation" is sincere. If the editors of sifting and winnowing could obtain confirmation or denial of this deadline change from the Provost and/or ASEC, it would be most helpful to this campus community member, and likely would be to others as well. Thank you. Per members of campus Academic Staff governance committees, it seems that the two Ad-hoc groups studying the issue (University Committee, and the Academic Staff Executive Committee, or ASEC) are receiving different treatment from the Provost. ASEC committee members were told this week by Provost DeLuca that they will NOT have the same December 31 deadline as the UC to report on their findings. Contrary to what has been said publicly, he has shortened their deadline to December 1st.
Why? It would be helpful for the campus public to have an answer to this question, because in the absence of a logical explanation it appears to Academic Staff on campus that there is a double standard in the treatment of the Faculty and the Academic Staff. Furthermore, this decision (if true) undermines the public message sent out today by the Provost to all campus where he stresses the importance and value of feedback from the ad-hoc committees and other other campus stakeholders. It raises doubts that the public message and the stated intent to “seriously engage the university community in this conversation” is sincere.

If the editors of sifting and winnowing could obtain confirmation or denial of this deadline change from the Provost and/or ASEC, it would be most helpful to this campus community member, and likely would be to others as well. Thank you.

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